FLOYD MAYWEATHER is in the final stages of negotiations to box YouTuber Money Kicks, it’s been claimed.
The former five-weight world champion revealed this month he’ll return to the ring in February for another exhibition bout.
Emirati YouTuber Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa – was touted as the opponent for Mayweather’s latest exhibition.
And the 20-year-old has revealed negotiations over the surprise bout are coming to a head.
After revealing talks were at the ‘last stage’, Money Kicks told Sky Sports: “I never thought I would ever fight Floyd. He is the best fighter ever.
“When I was young, I would collect his ‘The Money Team’ caps.
“Mayweather’s team asked my team for a meeting. We thought: ‘No way will this happen!’
“The same day of the meeting, I saw Mayweather saying, ‘I would love to fight Rashed’.
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“He is serious. It is an honour that he has called me out. I thought: ‘This will go viral!’”
Mayweather, 44, was last in action last June in an exhibition with another YouTuber, Logan Paul.
Paul managed to take the boxing legend the distance in their eight-rounder as has given Money Kicks a few tips on how to handle Money.
Money Kicks said: “Logan made history.
The whole world was talking about their fight. He has already given me tips on how to fight Mayweather,” he continued.
“He told me to flinch a lot, and to move a lot, because Mayweather is a fast guy who has experience.
“If I knock him out, I would not sleep for a year!”
Despite having no professional boxing experience to his name, Money Kicks – who has taken part in two exhibitions – insists he doesn’t fear former pound-for-pound king Mayweather
He said: “I grew up with lions – I am not scared of any human being.
“I will never fear any human.”
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